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Trial of an mHealth intervention to improve HIV prophylaxis for female sex workers, United Republic of Tanzania

Bull. W.H.O. (Online); 102 (12), 2024
Objective To evaluate the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention on early retention of female sex workers in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the United Republic of Tanzania. Methods The study involved 783 female sex workers: 470 from Dar es Salaam who wer...

Troubles dépressifs post-accident vasculaire cérébral dans la Clinique Universitaire de Neurologie du CNHU-HKM en 2022
Post-stroke depressive disorders in the CNHU-HKM university neurology clinic in 2022

Bénin Médical; (70), 2024
Introduction: Stroke is a major public health problem worldwide. The post-stroke period for an individual is a painful experience due to the various consequences of stroke. The aim of our study was to investigate post-stroke depressive (PSD) disorders in the CNHU- HKM University Neurology Clinic in 2022....

Epidemiological and clinicopathological profile of endometrial cancer in Gabon

Introduction: L’objectif général de notre travail était d’apporter une description épidémiologique et clinicopathologique du cancer de l’endomètre au Gabon. Patients et méthode: Cette étude descriptive et rétrospective a été réalisée à l’Institut de Cancérolog...

Delays in HIV-1 infant polymerase chain reaction testing may leave children without confirmed diagnoses in the Western Cape province, South Africa

Background: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. There is no comprehensive data on confirmatory testing and HIV PCR test request rejec...

Strengthening access to long-acting reversible contraception within postabortion care in Tanzania: A pre-post evaluation

Postabortion care services provide lifesaving treatment for abortion-related complications and addresses women’s needs by offering family planning (FP) counseling and voluntary access to contraception. Between 2016 and 2020, the Government of Tanzania sought to strengthen its PAC program by enhancing F...

After-action review of rabies and anthrax outbreaks multisectoral response in Tanzania, challenges and lessons

After-action review uses experiences gained from past events to adopt best practices, thereby improving future interventions. In December 2016 and late 2018, the government of Tanzania with support from partners responded to anthrax and rabies outbreaks in Arusha and Morogoro regions respectively. The On...

Postdischarge Mortality Prediction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pediatrics; 143 (1), 2019
Background: Although the burden of postdischarge mortality (PDM) in low-income settings appears to be significant, no clear recommendations have been proposed in relation to follow-up care after hospitalization. We aimed to determine the burden of pediatric PDM and develop predictive models to identify c...